Laudes Domini ‎#49

49. "The evil hour"

1 Where high the heavenly temple stands,
The house of God not made with hands,
A great High Priest our nature wears,
The Guardian of mankind appears.

2 Though now ascended up on high,
He bends on earth a brother's eye;
Partaker of the human name,
He knows the frailty of our frame.

3 Our Father-sufferer yet retains
A fellow-feeling of our pains;
And still remembers, in the skies,
His tears, his agonies, and cries.

4 In every pang that rends the heart,
The Man of Sorrows had a part;
He sympathizes with our grief,
And to the sufferer sends relief.

5 With boldness, therefore, at the throne,
Let us make all our sorrows known;
And ask the aid of heavenly power,
To help us in the evil hour.

Text Information

• First Line: Where high the heavenly temple stands
• Title: "The evil hour"
• Author: Michael Bruce
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Prayer and Invocation; Christ: Priest; Close of Worship; God: Forbearance; Intercession; Opening of Service; Prayer
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: OBERLIN
• Arranger: T. Hastings
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.